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Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Sep 27, 2006

Welcome to the new world of cities

Flying into Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, just after sunset last month, I could have sworn we'd overshot the airport and were heading for the distant, frigid waters of the South Atlantic.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Aug 25, 2006

Solid world of dancing

Jean-Laurent Sasportes, a dancer who has worked with one of the great figures of modern dance, choreographer Pina Bausch, will tour Japan in collaboration with double bassist and composer Tetsu Saitoh from Sept. 2-24.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
Jun 29, 2006

Shonen Knife cuts the cake

I recently caught up with guitarist/vocalist Naoko from Shonen Knife, arguably the most famous Japanese band in the world, as they celebrate their 25th anniversary this year.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jun 9, 2006

World Cup kicks off with live music to boot

Popular Shibuya nightclub Womb will kit itself out in "samurai blue" on June 12 for Japan's opening World Cup game against Australia, and it's inviting football fans of all nationalities to join in. In addition to showing the game live from Germany on a huge 8-meter screen, "Blue Fever 2006" also hosts...
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
May 12, 2006

Pages stages world premiere

Avant-garde Spanish flamenco dancer Maria Pages stages the world premiere of her production "Sevilla" in Tokyo from May 14 to 16.
MORE SPORTS
May 7, 2006

Oyama stretches lead at Salonpas World Ladies

Overnight leader Shiho Oyama played patiently in blustery conditions Saturday and stretched her lead to five shots going into the final round of the Salonpas World Ladies.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
May 5, 2006

Roses and gardens from Japan, world

The 8th International Roses & Gardening Show 2006, an event that last year attracted almost 250,000 horticultural enthusiasts, takes place from May 19-May 24 at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture. The event will introduce roses and gardens from around the world.
SOCCER / J. League
May 4, 2006

World Cup hopeful Maki helps lift Chiba past Urawa

CHIBA -- Seiichiro Maki is not going to give up on a World Cup place without a fight.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 14, 2006

Sigur Ros warm to a wider world

When Sigur Ros proclaimed from their remote, treeless, volcanic island in 2000 that they would "change music forever, and the way people think about music," there was something mythical about their otherworldly sound and the made-up language of their lyrics that had some listeners actually believing...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Apr 11, 2006

Exploring the world on manga — where to get started?

Hisashi Sakata Public servant, 30 All Japanese know about "doko de mo door," the "everywhere door." In Doraemon, the manga about a robotic cat, you can use the door to travel anywhere you want to go. We can dream of escaping wherever we want to go!
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2006

New Tokyo Tower to be built in Sumida

NHK and five commercial TV broadcasters in the Tokyo area have decided to build a new radio and TV transmitter dubbed New Tokyo Tower, in Sumida Ward by 2010, sources familiar with the project said Saturday.
CULTURE / Music
Feb 10, 2006

Richard Ashcroft "Keys To The World"

After years of toiling on the edge of the mainstream, The Verve finally achieved commercial success in 1997. Unfortunately, their "Bittersweet Symphony" was not meant to last and the British group parted ways in 1999.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2006

The world according to 'Horiemon'

Following is a list of remarks by Livedoor Co. President Takafumi Horie about money, corporate acquisitions and other topics since his emergence in 2004 as what many saw as a young, confident mold-breaker in Japan's hidebound corporate world:
SOCCER / World cup
Jan 14, 2006

World Cup tickets on sale Sunday

Tickets allotted for Japan's matches in the 2006 World Cup soccer finals in Germany will go on sale beginning Sunday, the Japan Football Association said Friday.
Takaichi makes history as Japan’s first female prime minister
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi reacts to applauding lawmakers after being elected prime minister at the Lower House on Tuesday.
Why I chose Japanese citizenship over permanent residency
Jon Heese (second left) takes part in a 2024 New Year's nihonshu barrel opening ceremony.
Path clears for Takaichi to become PM as LDP and JIP agree to form coalition
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi (right) reaches out to shake hands with Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura after signing a coalition deal Monday evening in Tokyo.
EV battery race heats up among Japanese automakers
Japanese EV production is focusing on batteries as automakers compete for the lightest, most durable models and the longest driving range.
Takaichi government will likely spend less than expected
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi at the National Diet Building in Tokyo on Monday
Nakatsu keeps its cool as gentrification looms
Shunsuke Takahashi, owner of the cafe Hood by Vargas, says the Osaka neighborhood of Nakatsu feels brighter and calmer with the influx of new businesses.
How Japan’s greatest psychological horror game came home
Series composer Akira Yamaoka and writer Ryukishi07 were integral figures in helping one of Japan's greatest horror gaming franchises land a Japanese setting.
Japan leads in in-depth AI awareness, new global study finds
In Japan, 55% were “equally concerned and excited” about the rise of AI in daily life, while 28% were “more concerned than excited.”
What does Jimbocho think of its unexpected ‘cool’ status?
Tokyo's Jimbocho neighborhood is a haven for book lovers, its rows of secondhand bookstores spilling over with printed materials.
What you need to see at this year's Tokyo film festival
Chloe Zhao’s "Hamnet"

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
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